Dangerous, even deadly: Teething in Jane Austen’s World
!8th century French physician Jean Baumes (1783) wrote “All experience teaches that dentition is to be dreaded.” Why the dread?
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Don’t Drink the Water: Herbal Cooling Waters
A trip down the research rabbit hole ends in the beverage aisle.
Continue reading →When Boys Wore Dresses
When dresses were considered children’s wear, not little girls’ clothes.
Continue reading →What’s Mother to Do?: Infancy during the Regency era
Like so many other facets of society, childrearing also underwent significant changes during the Regency Era.
Continue reading →Regency Perspectives on Childhood
Prior to the nineteenth century, children were viewed as fundamentally miniature adults, not much different from their parents.
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